v.
- notice; perceive.
▸watch attentively.
▸detect in the course of a scientific study.
- say; remark:
‘It's chilly,’ she observed.
- fulfil or comply with (an obligation).
Derivative
- observable adj.
- observably adv.
- observer n.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. observer, from L. observare ‘to watch’.